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Ofqual warning over social media exam leaks

Headteachers should remind their pupils not to be “distracted” by claims of exam paper leaks on social media, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual consults on new ‘clearer’ malpractice and maladministration guidance

The exams regulator Ofqual wants to replace its current guidance on how exam boards should tackle malpractice and maladministration,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Remove incentives to ‘depress or inflate’ early years outcomes, Ofqual urges DfE

Ministers must review the way they present data on the performance of reception children to remove the incentives for...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Recruitment drive as Ofqual cracks down on non-compliance

Ofqual is beefing up its compliance teams as part of a crackdown on exam boards following high-profile mishaps and...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual wants to ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards

Ofqual wants to punish awarding organisations that flout regulations with new “public rebukes” and fixed penalty notices. The exams...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Complaints against leading exam boards double in two years

The number of complaints received by Ofqual about England’s largest exam boards has nearly doubled over the past two...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ofqual’s new price guide will show ‘real cost’ of the exam system

Ofqual has promised to publish an exams price guide that will include increased qualification costs. The exams regulator announced...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Greater degree of variation in results possible, Ofqual chief warns

Schools and colleges may see a greater degree of variation in results this year, the exam regulator has warned,...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Exam board marking league tables delayed by monitoring concerns

Ofqual, the exams regulator, is still trying to find a way to publish data on how the quality of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker